A TIME TO LAUGH
2 Samuel 6:14
And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
I've been blessed to enjoy many hunting camps over the years, hundreds of them. Most have been a lot of fun, some not so much. Honestly, the best ones have been with a groups of Christian men hunting together for elk, turkeys and deer. On one hunt, the last afternoon, the one remaining hunter, that hadn't filled his tag, finished the hunt with shooting an old bull elk. That evening was as much fun as I've ever had in a hunting camp.
I've got a lot of Christian friends that hunt with me often. We have amazing times together. Most of the time we laugh until our sides hurt. I would even say that I've had more fun with these guys and ladies than with any other group... it's the highlight of my year.
Our world has a misconception about Christians and fun. Billy Joel sang the song, Only The Good Die Young. In that song he sang, "I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
Sinners are much more fun..."
So untrue, God wants His children to have all the fun possible. He wants us to be filled with Joy, to dance, to celebrate... And then He wants us to wake up the next morning with a clear conscience.
Unfortunately, all too often those same Christians that are so much fun when they are with brothers and sisters in Christ turn stoic and sour when out in the world. These people almost seem to be afraid to show the joy that should go along with the life of a son or daughter of our God. We cannot let the world see us looking like we are in mourning all the time. What kind of testimony is that?
Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 4 says,
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
Don't let the world believe that "the sinners are much more fun"... We've got the market cornered on Joy. Let it show!
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